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Monthly Archives: January 2006

the other awards

Tuesday, January 31, 2006

dTheatre: Razzies Announced
Comedy bomb “Bewitched,” Jessica Simpson and her mind-numbing “Dukes of Hazzard” and Tom Cruise were all recognized by the Golden Raspberry Award Foundation for being among 2005’s most shameful show business products. The Razzies, celebrating their 26th year of pointing out who sucks, have once again nominated the worst of the worst for [...]

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quick, everybody head for the NYPL

Monday, January 30, 2006

A report published by the British government today warns that climate change could be approaching the point where it becomes irreversible. BBC News has the story.
Prime Minister Blair writes of the report:
it is now plain that the emission of greenhouse gases … is causing global warming at a rate that is unsustainable.
The White House [...]

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aquinas, meet james bond …

Monday, January 30, 2006

Medieval Christian theologians are best remembered for their groundbreaking and highly influential work in the complex philosophical issues of their day, issues such as the number of angels capable of dancing simultaneously on the head of a pin.
Saturday’s New York Times gives us the modern day equivalent in the form of ethics and espionage. [...]

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democracy in action

Thursday, January 26, 2006

LA Times: Hamas Is Legit
The militant group Hamas won a resounding victory in Palestinian parliamentary elections today, in a stunning result that threw prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks into disarray.
Members of the group reportedly asked whether this means they can stop wearing those itchy masks when they’re on TV.

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“a beautiful proof of incompetence”

Thursday, January 19, 2006

My co-worker receives an e-mail newsletter from a French conspiracy theorist once a week, or so. It arrives both in French and roughly-translated English. The author of the letter is obviously serious about “the business of the DOG and the French secret service,” a quote that is seen quite a bit throughout the articles. I [...]

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